Anandlok, Mayur Vihar Phase - I |
| Location Anandlok, Mayur Vihar Phase - I Organised By President General Secretary Treasurer |
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| Lovingly nicknamed A-lok, Anandlok is the pioneer in celebrating Durgotsav among the Mayur Vihar phase-I housing societies — way back in 1988, with only 25 Bengali families. |
| Today, this puja is celebrated by 63 Bengali families, out of the 300-odd ones from different parts of India — irrespective of caste, creed and religion. |
| Over 80 percent of the work is done in-house. The ladies play an active role in organizing the puja — starting from collecting donations to managing the main puja to the cultural functions. |
| The idol sports the popular "Daaker Saaj" with craftworks of "shola". Young boys and girls stay up nights to decorate the mandap based on a theme. This year it is the World Cup Soccer ’98. |
| The local residents boast such diverse talents in every form of classical and folk arts that all their cultural programmes go fully packed every year — within less 10 percent of performers from outside. |
| Bengali, Hindi and English plays, folk dances of Gujarat, Kerala and Bihar, kavi sammelan, mime and magic shows, and a series of classical dance and instrumentals are major attractions of this years celebrations. |
| The committee also organises a wide array of cultural competitions which includes cooking, quiz, tug-of-war, and treasure hunt involving participants of all ages. |
